Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-28 Thread andy pugh
On 28 November 2011 05:00, Kent A. Reed wrote: > Thanks, Andy, and best of luck realizing your design. At the moment I don't have any plans to make it, I just wanted to see if the idea hung together when modelled. If anyone does want to make it, I would be fascinated to know if it works :-) Howe

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-28 Thread andy pugh
On 28 November 2011 00:41, BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: > For me, Using Firefox, each link resulted in a download of the specific jpg. If you click the "jpg" and have a recent version of Acrobat youshould get a 3D-viewable model. However, I have no idea how widespread the 3D PDF format is, it was just

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 11/27/2011 10:26 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 7 November 2011 04:32, Kent A. Reed wrote: > >> Once you've settled on an approach I hope you'll provide pictures for >> the rest of us to ooh and aah over :-) > I have been thinking about this, and settled down to design a purely > mechanical High-Spe

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:26:05 -0800, you wrote: >I'd like to engrave some circuit boards, but I'll need to get or make a >spindle for the project. I would like to be able to have a tool changer, >but I don't recall any tool holders that are appropriate for small high >speed spindles. Any suggestion

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread Edward Bernard
Hmmm. They worked for me. Do you have Adobe Acrobat installed? > > From: George Lawrence Storm >To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Cc: George Lawrence Storm >Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 6:23 PM >Subject: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:23 PM, George Lawrence Storm < keencoy...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > How about direct links? > > http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle.pdf > > http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle2.pdf > > http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle3.pdf > > All three of the links lead to blank pages. >

[Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread George Lawrence Storm
> How about direct links? > http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle.pdf > http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle2.pdf > http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle3.pdf All three of the links lead to blank pages. -- All the data continuousl

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011, andy pugh wrote: > Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:04:49 + > From: andy pugh > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing > > On

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2011 18:16, gene heskett wrote: > at a 1mm undersize, that matches what I am thinking too.  It would have to > be made not from bearing steel, but a spring steel alloy.  This flex has to > be allowed for while restraining its rotation somehow. I don't think that it would need to b

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, November 27, 2011 01:01:17 PM andy pugh did opine: > On 27 November 2011 17:39, gene heskett wrote: > > These worked fine. I didn't note a method to take up for overall wear > > in the outer band though. Or is the load on the bearing outer races > > such that no brinneling occurs? >

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2011 17:39, gene heskett wrote: > These worked fine.  I didn't note a method to take up for overall wear in > the outer band though.  Or is the load on the bearing outer races such that > no brinneling occurs? The same design seemed to be considered OK for a supercharger (which wo

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:25:31 PM andy pugh did opine: > On 27 November 2011 16:56, gene heskett wrote: > > Clear, empty page displayed here. > > Strange. What does the source say. > > How about direct links? > http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle.pdf > http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle2.

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2011 16:56, gene heskett wrote: > Clear, empty page displayed here. Strange. What does the source say. How about direct links? http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle.pdf http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle2.pdf http://www.bodgesoc.org/HS_Spindle3.pdf -- atp The idea that there is no

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, November 27, 2011 11:52:34 AM andy pugh did opine: > On 7 November 2011 04:32, Kent A. Reed wrote: > > Once you've settled on an approach I hope you'll provide pictures for > > the rest of us to ooh and aah over :-) > > I have been thinking about this, and settled down to design a pur

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 7 November 2011 04:32, Kent A. Reed wrote: > Once you've settled on an approach I hope you'll provide pictures for > the rest of us to ooh and aah over :-) I have been thinking about this, and settled down to design a purely mechanical High-Speed spindle for my milling machine. It has a BT30

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-08 Thread doug metzler
Has anyone considered a dental drill? 400,000 RPM! You can get them on eBay (which is kind of scary actually) DougM On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 10:52 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 20:15 -0600, Kasey Matejcek wrote: >> Has anyone tried to use and RC controller with EMC to run a RC

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 20:15 -0600, Kasey Matejcek wrote: > Has anyone tried to use and RC controller with EMC to run a RC brushless > motor > They take a pwm control signal from 1ms to 2ms or around there but haven't > tried > It sound like the have to have a signal on the input when there powered

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing -> an OT question

2011-11-07 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
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Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing -> an OT question

2011-11-07 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
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Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread Kasey Matejcek
Has anyone tried to use and RC controller with EMC to run a RC brushless motor They take a pwm control signal from 1ms to 2ms or around there but haven't tried It sound like the have to have a signal on the input when there powered up or the go into disable mode possibly > On 7 November 2011 02:26

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 12:15 -0500, Steve Stallings wrote: > ISO 20 toolholders are nice, but you may wish > to investigate the cost of them before making > a commitment. They seem to be less readily > available at cheap surplus prices. > > Steve Stallings I'll probably try to make my own holders

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 19:42 +, andy pugh wrote: > On 7 November 2011 19:16, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > > I just had a vision of using two stators, one with its matching rotor > > connected to the main spindle and poles wired UVWUVWUVWUVWUVWUVW. The > > other wired UUVVWW and drives t

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 November 2011 19:16, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I just had a vision of using two stators, one with its matching rotor > connected to the main spindle and poles wired UVWUVWUVWUVWUVWUVW. The > other wired UUVVWW and drives the rotor on the secondary > spindle giving an six to one gener

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing -> an OT question

2011-11-07 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
o. I don't have air in my room, so electric is perfect. > -Original Message- > From: Kent A. Reed [mailto:knbr...@erols.com] > Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2011 4:57 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing -> an OT

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 18:33 +, andy pugh wrote: ... snip > I was imagining something similar, but cleverer. :-) ... snip I just had a vision of using two stators, one with its matching rotor connected to the main spindle and poles wired UVWUVWUVWUVWUVWUVW. The other wired UUVVWW an

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 November 2011 17:58, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I have an electric draw bar like this one: > http://home.insightbb.com/~joevicar3/cheap_drawbar.htm > > It's not very subtle and would make short work of a 20 taper collet. Possibly not, if it was simply operating a bolt into the CAT40 adaptor, pus

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 12:33 +, andy pugh wrote: > On 7 November 2011 02:26, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > > I suppose a draw > > bar is going to be a problem. > > How does your current drawbar work? > I can imagine thet it might be possible to use the exisiting drawbar > actuator for the new spin

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing -> an OT question

2011-11-07 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 11/7/2011 3:59 AM, Frank Tkalcevic wrote: >>> You might try posting your query over in the CNCZone too. >>> >>> Once you've settled on an approach I hope you'll provide pictures for >>> the rest of us to ooh and aah over :-) >> I'll most likely try to get something quick and dirty done, then go

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread Steve Stallings
t: Monday, November 07, 2011 12:07 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing > > On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 19:59 +1100, Frank Tkalcevic wrote: > ... snip > > This is a good read. Movie at the end too... > > > > http://

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 19:59 +1100, Frank Tkalcevic wrote: ... snip > This is a good read. Movie at the end too... > > http://www.cncathome.com/spindles.html ... snip As Paul says in the video, that's pretty cool. The page saves me from finding out the hard way that something is unlikely to work.

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 November 2011 02:26, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I suppose a draw > bar is going to be a problem. How does your current drawbar work? I can imagine thet it might be possible to use the exisiting drawbar actuator for the new spindle. Part of the solution might be to hold the high-speed spindle in

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-07 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
> > > > You might try posting your query over in the CNCZone too. > > > > Once you've settled on an approach I hope you'll provide pictures for > > the rest of us to ooh and aah over :-) > > I'll most likely try to get something quick and dirty done, then go from there. > At first it won't be anyt

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2011-11-06 at 23:32 -0500, Kent A. Reed wrote: ... snip > I'm amazed at the breadth of projects you've talked about. I need to do more doing. I am in a spot where in order to get one project done (carousel), I need to do another (clean up wiring), which needs another (make PC boards), etcet

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-06 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 11/6/2011 9:26 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'd like to engrave some circuit boards, but I'll need to get or make a > spindle for the project. I would like to be able to have a tool changer, > but I don't recall any tool holders that are appropriate for small high > speed spindles. Any suggestions?

Re: [Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sun, 2011-11-06 at 18:26 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'd like to engrave some circuit boards, but I'll need to get or make a > spindle for the project. I would like to be able to have a tool changer, > but I don't recall any tool holders that are appropriate for small high > speed spindles. Any

[Emc-users] Engaver Tool Changing

2011-11-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
I'd like to engrave some circuit boards, but I'll need to get or make a spindle for the project. I would like to be able to have a tool changer, but I don't recall any tool holders that are appropriate for small high speed spindles. Any suggestions? Part of my plan is to cut a pocket into one of m